After a fairly pedestrian puzzle from Another Place this one did not let us down. Really enjoyed the irrecerence, especially 13/17d. Very politically correct in your explanation …… Unfortunately!

Thanks Punk for an amusing diversion over our evening meal.

]]>By: Jonhttp://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/04/09/independent-7951punk/#comment-189184
Mon, 09 Apr 2012 16:54:21 +0000http://fifteensquared.net/?p=42629#comment-189184For what it’s worth, I think it’s a good idea to have the new crosswords in the i. Recycling older ones always made me feel like a second class citizen. The concise one I believe was already the same? And with the i now outselling the Indy…
]]>By: Pierrehttp://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/04/09/independent-7951punk/#comment-189182
Mon, 09 Apr 2012 16:37:36 +0000http://fifteensquared.net/?p=42629#comment-189182Thanks, Pelham, it is indeed TWINKLES – my typo, sorry.
]]>By: Allan_Chttp://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/04/09/independent-7951punk/#comment-189181
Mon, 09 Apr 2012 16:25:55 +0000http://fifteensquared.net/?p=42629#comment-189181I was just getting into a routine of doing the indy cryptic relatively early on line (and being able to contribute to these discussions at a reasonable time) before settling down with the dead tree i cryptic in the evening. Oh well I guess I’ll be doing another newspaper’s cryptic on line now, but I’ll probably be more of a lurker – not much point in commenting when 20 or even 30 others have done so already.
]]>By: Pelham Bartonhttp://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/04/09/independent-7951punk/#comment-189179
Mon, 09 Apr 2012 16:07:06 +0000http://fifteensquared.net/?p=42629#comment-189179Thanks Punk for an enjoyable crossword and Pierre for the blog. My favourite clue was 16dn – beautifully constructed.

5dn: My copy downloaded from Crossword Solver has this as an 8 letter answer, balancing 16dn, so I think it is TWINKLES, which also justifies the plural “those picked out”.

8dn: The justification for “up” as the reversal indicator does not really work here, as the reversal is in the clue, not on the grid. One simply has to take it as a convention that “up” may be used for any reversal in a down clue.

]]>By: flashlinghttp://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/04/09/independent-7951punk/#comment-189176
Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:27:38 +0000http://fifteensquared.net/?p=42629#comment-189176Thanks Punk/Pierre, pretty much the same experience and thoughts as others of this, quite easy to me and the expected level of innuendo which is punk/paul’s welcome trademark.

Re the i, pity really as I used to do the Indy on the way in and the i on the way home, not much point wasting 20p today now, but in future why would I now buy the Indy when the crosswords and puzzles are pretty much the same and the interesting (to me) stuff is copied over anyway, seems to be a way of making less money off us. The dead tree folk won’t buy both and the folks who do the Indy on line won’t buy the i now either. (sorry end of mini rant)

]]>By: Cumbrianhttp://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/04/09/independent-7951punk/#comment-189171
Mon, 09 Apr 2012 13:53:48 +0000http://fifteensquared.net/?p=42629#comment-189171Many thanks Punk and Pierre.
This wasn’t a quick solve for me, but gradually unravelled. That if anything was a bonus, as it was far too enjoyable to be over quickly – so not the crossword equivalent of a 13/17, then (definitely my favourite clue for being rude, irreverent, convoluted, misleading and funny.)
]]>By: Pierrehttp://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/04/09/independent-7951punk/#comment-189158
Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:28:19 +0000http://fifteensquared.net/?p=42629#comment-189158Rats! The i is always a good read, but an additional puzzle was a bonus. Trust the setter will be paid twice, then …
]]>By: eimihttp://www.fifteensquared.net/2012/04/09/independent-7951punk/#comment-189155
Mon, 09 Apr 2012 12:18:05 +0000http://fifteensquared.net/?p=42629#comment-189155Change of policy at the i from today, as Pierre has spotted. Not my idea, though.
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